Del Potro beats Benneteau in Rotterdam final

Argentine Juan Martín Del Potro clinched his first title of the year as he overcame Julien Benneteau 7-6 6-3 in the final of the World Indoor Tournament in Rotterdam.

Del Potro, beaten in last year's final by Roger Federer, lost his serve in the first set but Benneteau had no answer to his solid baseline performance which earned him the tiebreak 7-2.

An early break in the second set meant Del Potro became only the second Argentine after Guillermo Vilas to triumph at the tournament.

Benneteau had beaten Federer in the last eight.